| Window Shutters can be used in different ways | | | | than curtains or blinds. This can mean significant |
| depending on the weather conditions. They can be | | | | protection against the cold. |
| used either to make the most of the weather or | | | | On a sunny winters day shutters can be used to |
| make a building more comfortable in the | | | | keep a room warm while still having the |
| conditions. The ways in which they can be opened | | | | advantage of the sun. Of course, like curtains, |
| and closed make them more adjustable than | | | | they can be completely open, but there are other |
| curtains and allow this control. This is especially the | | | | options that still allow for some insulation without |
| case with louvered shutters. In fact, this is their | | | | blocking out the daylight. The louvers can be |
| very purpose. | | | | opened, or the shutters can be open on one side |
| IN THE SUMMER | | | | and closed on the other or anywhere in-between |
| In the summertime homes can get uncomfortably | | | | the two. |
| hot. This is the very reason why window shutters | | | | AS IT GETS WARMER |
| were first inventing in the Mediterranean. In | | | | As winter turns into summer windows can be |
| extremely hot weather shutters can be | | | | opened to keep a room cool, while the shutters |
| completely closed, shutting out the blistering sun. | | | | can be closed to keep it warmer than if |
| This will protect the home from the heat as the | | | | everything is kept completely open. They can be |
| sun cannot shine through shutters as they can | | | | adjusted perfectly to the exact conditions. For |
| with curtains. But there are many other options | | | | example, the shutter slats can be open with the |
| on top of completely open or completely shut. | | | | actually shutters closed. As it gets warmer more |
| Having either the shutter, or the shutter louvers | | | | air can be let in. |
| partly open can mean air is emitted without letting | | | | NATURAL DISASTERS |
| in all the heat. This can be used to cool down a | | | | Another advantage of shutters is that they can |
| room. With most fittings a shutter is fixed on | | | | be used to protect against extreme weather |
| either side of the window so they meet in the | | | | such as hurricanes or tornadoes. Exterior shutters |
| middle, allowing them to be opened and closed | | | | can be used to protect windows as they are |
| separately. They can be opened however the | | | | very durable. After a natural disaster windows |
| user sees fit, and open at angles meaning the sun | | | | can make a home extremely cold or unsafe, but |
| can be blocked out while allowing plenty of air and | | | | shutters can potentially protect against this. |
| light to enter a room. | | | | Interior shutters will not protect the windows but |
| IN THE WINTER | | | | could still protect the interior of the home and the |
| In the winter shutters can be used for the | | | | people inside. All this depends on the strength of |
| opposite affect: to insulate against the cold. The | | | | both the weather and the materials used to |
| thick wood typically used for window shutters | | | | manufacture the shutters. |
| means they are much better at insulating a home | | | | |